By Travis Caldwell, CNN A sold-out crowd will be on hand in Florida Sunday to watch 40 drivers compete for the crown jewel of NASCAR’s Cup Series, the Daytona 500. A warm, partly cloudy day in expected at Daytona Beach as fans in the stands are set to see intense racing, with slingshot passing and
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hollywood stars and U.K. royalty converged on London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, where German-language antiwar drama “All Quiet on the Western Front” leads the pack of nominees. The visceral depiction of life and death in the World War I trenches
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its “fatal” nuclear attack capacity and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming military drills between the United States and South Korea. The United States responded by flying long-range supersonic bombers
Continue Reading TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has accused Europe’s top trade union official of interfering with the North African country’s “internal affairs” and ordered her to leave the country within 24 hours. Esther Lynch, the general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation was in Tunisia over the weekend in solidarity with the
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories in high-stakes cases in recent years, from voting restrictions to gerrymandered legislative districts. Voters now have a chance to tip that balance toward the left, with implications for abortion rights and perhaps the outcome
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By Aimee Lewis, CNN Letesenbet Gidey was the pre-race favorite and with the finishing line in sight it seemed as if the Ethiopian was to win gold with ease. But meters from the tape the 24-year-old fell, and in a blink of an eye, victory was dramatically gone. In a spectacular conclusion to the women’s
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The insults against Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior have continued in Spain. The Brazil forward again has been targeted by opposing fans in a Spanish league match. The insults started during the moment of silence before Madrid’s 2-0 win at Osasuna on Saturday. They continued with
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Warren Buffett is arguably the most legendary investor of all time. But the Oracle of Omaha has missed out on this year’s stock market rally. So far, at least. Shares of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, a company that owns businesses ranging from Geico and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe
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By Emmy Abbassi, CNN Who wants to live like everybody else? Airbnb is honoring “The Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s longest running show, by inviting two guests to spend the night in Paris’ historic Palais Garnier, the venue that inspired the beloved novel and musical. On April 16, “The Phantom of the Opera” will take
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University professor Marco Díaz-Muñoz is still haunted by what he witnessed last Monday night, when a gunman entered his classroom in Berkey Hall, killing two of his students in what he describes as “12 minutes of terror.” “Those images haunt me. The images of
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday. The family of Nohemi Gonzalez claims that YouTube’s recommendations helped
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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, President Joe Biden was bracing for the worst as Russia massed troops in preparation to invade Ukraine. As many in the West and even in Ukraine doubted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions, the White House was adamant: War was coming and
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By Samantha Beech and Nicki Brown, CNN A woman who had been abducted nearly a year ago while traveling across the country made a dramatic escape from her kidnapper after she concocted a getaway plan to a New Jersey gas station, authorities said Friday. James W. Parrillo Jr., 57, was charged with kidnapping a woman
Continue Reading By FIRDIA LISNAWATI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police said Sunday they will escort back to Italy an Italian-Australian fugitive who was arrested on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali after seven years on the run in connection with drug trafficking and organized crime. Antonio Strangio, 32, appeared on Interpol’s “red notice” list when
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By Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN Five days ago, Mac McClung wasn’t on an NBA roster, having played for the Philadelphia 76ers’ G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, this season. On Saturday night, he became the center of the basketball world as he was crowned NBA Slam Dunk champion in Salt Lake City,
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The leading contenders in Nigeria’s presidential election have made their last push for support as the campaign period nears its end. The ruling party’s Bola Tinubu, the main opposition’s Atiku Abubakar and third-party candidate Peter Obi appealed for votes from the 93 million people registered to
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN This Monday, February 20, marks Presidents Day. The federal holiday falls on the third Monday of February, commemorating America’s 45 commanders in chief (Grover Cleveland served two nonconsecutive terms, so is considered the 22nd and 24th US President.) Officially, the holiday is known as Washington’s Birthday, as it usually falls around
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN The US Forest Service will move forward with killing feral cattle in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, officials say. The agency issued its decision in a news release on Thursday, stating the feral cattle “pose a significant threat to public safety and natural resources.” Aerial shooting of the cattle will take
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By Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN What’s typically an under-the-radar judicial election in Wisconsin has turned into a high-stakes and expensive fight for control of the state’s Supreme Court — with the future of abortion, voting rights and redistricting in this battleground state hanging in the balance. Millions of dollars in advertising have been
Continue Reading CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark has claimed his seventh European tour title with a four-shot victory in the Thailand Classic at the Amata Spring Country Club. Starting the final round two shots ahead of countryman Nicolai Hojgaard and Yannik Paul of Germany, the Dane never let anyone threaten him as he cruised
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